Violence Prevention Program. The Employer will establish a joint violence prevention program or review their existing program where one is in place that will include:
Violence Prevention Program. The Employer will establish a violence prevention program or review the existing program where one is in place. This will be done within the Occupational Health and Safety Committee or a subcommittee of that committee. The parties recognize that it is important to provide an environment that is properly secure for all those who receive care or work in health care. A safe environment is important for all staff and contributes to providing the highest possible standard of care. Staff should expect to work in and residents should expect to be treated in an environment where the risk of violence is minimized.
Violence Prevention Program. The Employer will establish a violence program or review the existing program where one is in place. This will be done within the Occupational Health and Safety Committee or a subcommittee of that committee. The parties recognize that it is important to provide an environment that is properly secure for all those who receive care or work in health care. A safe environment is important for all staff and contributes to providing the highest possible standard of care. Staff should expect to work in, and residents should expect to be treated in, an environment where the risk of violence is minimized. At the choice of the employee, private and confidential critical incident and stress defusing, debriefing support shall be made available and known to employees who have suffered a serious work related traumatic incident of an unusual nature. Leave to attend such sessions will be without loss of pay. The xxxxxxx shall be immediately notified by the Employer of the traumatic incident. Where repeated incidents of violence occur, including physical aggression or verbal abuse, the Committee, after review of the circumstances, may request a review by WorkSafeBC. Where an employee has experienced a critical incident related to their work responsibilities, the Employer will assist the employee to obtain WorkSafeBC counselling and such other support as may be reasonably available.
